Fastener for doormats, carpets, rugs, and the like



H. MULLER. FASTENER FOR DOORMATS, CARPETS, BUGS, AND THE LIKE.APPLICATION FILED'APR. 23. 1921.

1,41 ,051, Patnted May 16,1922;

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HERMANN mimosa, or sr. GALLEN, swrrznnnenn.

FASTENER FOB DOOR'MATS, CARPETS, BUGS, AND THE LIKE.

Application filed April 23, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IIIGRMANN Mtinmzn, citizen of Switzerland, residingat St. Gallen, Switzerland, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fasteners for Doormats, Carpets, Bugs, and the like, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention has reference to certain new and usefulimprovements in doormat, rug or carpet fasteners, and it relates moreparticularly to a hinge-like device whose one member is to bepermanently attached to the door sill, the floor, or the wall footboard,and to whose other member the doormat or other floor covering is readilydetachably secured, and the object of my invention is to provide afastening device of the character and for the purpose set forth which ischeap in manufacture and reliable in function, which will hold down thefloor covering and prevent its unintentional displacement, but whichwill permit of the mat or rug being lifted for cleaning purposes inhinge-like manner, or, again, be entirely detached, and which in thislatter case, that is to say when the floor covering in question has beenremoved and. is not to be laid down again for some time, can be foldedup to guard against damage by the upstanding fabric-engaging prongs.

My invention will best be understood when described in connection withthe accompanying drawing, in which Fig. l is a vertical section througha preferred form of my fastener when used for instance to secure adoormat in place in front of the door sill, the section being taken online A el of F ig. 2, which latter shows a plan view of the fastener byitself; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device in extended position.when holding down a carpet, and Fig. 4.- shows the device folded up,when not in use.

The device essentially comprises the two hinge members or leaves 1 and2, hinged together at 3 in well known manner. The member 1 is providedwith a plurr-ility of upstanding prongs i, which are preferablystruck-up from the leaf material and are worked to the shape of pointedwedge members, as clearly shown in the drawing. The exact contour of theleaves and the arrangement of the prongs, obviously, may varySpecification of Letters Fatent.

Patented May 16, 1922.

Serial No. 463,891.

from the design shown merely by way of example. The member 2 is providedwith perforations 5 for receiving fastening means, such nails or screws.

If, for instance, a doormat or short run; 9 is to be secured againstaccidental displacement, the member 2 is stood up rectangularly to themember 1, as in Figs. 1 and 2,. and is then fastened onto the door sillG by means of screws 7, the other member 1 lying flat on the floor 8.The doormat 9 is now forcibly placed on the member 1, when the prongs lwill enter the fabric and retain the mat in position. It is advisable touse at least two of these fasteners, one near either end of the mat.

For holding down a large rug or carpet a. number of these fasteners areused around the edge thereof, each fastener being laid out fiat on thefloor, as in Fig. 8, and the member 2 screwed to the floor.

If the floor covering is to remain taken up for any length of time themember 1 is folded back against the member 2, so that the prongs arethen out of harms way, as shown in Fig. 4:.

l Vhat I claim is:-

1. A fastening device of the character set forth, comprising incombination, a member permanently attachable to a fixed object, and amember in hinged connection there with with capability of relativeangular displacement of at least 180 degrees, and wedgeshaped prongsextending from the second said member in relative angular arrange ment,the second said member being substantially longer than the first saidmember.

2. A fastening device of the character set forth, comprising incombination a. member adapted to be permanently secured to a fixedobject, a member hingedly secured thereto, comprising a relativelynarrow shank and an enlarged headpiece, and wedge'shaped prongs struckout from said head-piece and extending therefrom in definite angularrelation to one another and designed. by their conformation andarrangement for resistance to stresses acting on said prongs fromdifferent directions.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HER-MANN MULLER.

